Meagher happy to be with Blues icaacl Reaplens Pengue ee cage ectvely at or say that to the Belleville miMeagher just just comple Bie his pin eel po ie foal bodes val b be among the aoe iaver ta a Baste a Se ESS oe ws among the elder statesman in the Zi-team. league he won't hit his 33rd birth- tarde ‘Natio once ‘toa ag past 50 are igen Meagher is Whe ‘eld age "t seemed to per Fee vay Del neither has his size, hele in the National ear bday et hed in er fale abn ae Beri 58”? ial i Messier Ll the fey one of the eraier ola pager in ne jeaj to be a smart move. “in four years at Boston Balveraity : a leagher : ut the top colle; Aery oe ook gai fn o} ey ayers. AiLAmer US. nie twice elng named an Meagher says _guring, his junior year al Bosonne ti lire it perhaps he Yould have a shot 5 as a free pent with Montreal Cana- ecel in 1977. _ > The Cana diens were exit bs tent and, ae the process of wi a season Meagher feeack with pee) piers and he has a spen! Jersey Devils ‘until he fies was de alt to St. en prior to the just completed egal me is getting more en- joyatte.” Says Meagher. “This past th: ine” = ate Wigencer~ Tuy sone pate he be the most gratifying alvnile with Hartford and New Jersey losing was almost a forgone conclusion but with the Blues that! was not the case. “We knew going into a Bae we had a ch more capt ry in St Louis ine s year then we Meagher was involved ind they nyotts as te Bluse were ne plats the phichs, ane of the Jub plus return to skating style of play oy most une) s acuieting Meagher al “The game has been chaging pee few eats: There's more skatin; id less shots. Intimidatio1 the season nf feel lean play another thi four years. I'd like to get in a vente col wee ae to hitting ie pa meas jucer we well a Seionaive star Fbab that Changed ity he made oe e big le: M he rel ney it in Si eagher says he enjoying it it. Louis but if be ba id to 0d a his elsewhere Los eke and E monton took fev: L.A. of the favors because wieattier while Edmonton is popul: Doratlae “the: dere have the best shot at winning the Cup. You won't st upsets like this year again. It woul be pas tohave my name on the Cup,” Right now biel he’s happy in St. Louis and expect spt a contract this summer as i is into his op- tion season. NOTES:Atthough St. Louis coacn Pea Demers has left for Detroit to a $1.1 million contract Meagher| an entire team change the Roactin el opeece cur- Ae